Giuliano’s career features:
*Four national championship teams
*Eight national Coach of the Year awards
*First coach in National Soccer Coaches Association of America history to earn three consecutive NSCAA/adidas National Coach of the Year awards
*17-Time Conference Coach of the Year
*Coached 17 All-Americans and 85 All-Conference Players
*Career record of 486-212-71
*2024, 2022, 2021, 2020-21, 2019, 2018 and 2017 Association of Independent Institutions/Continental Athletic Conference Coach of the Year
*Led Georgia Gwinnett College women's soccer to the 2024, 2023 and 2021 CAC championship after capturing A.I.I. titles in 2020-21, 2019, 2018 and 2017, claiming the only conference titles in the program's history
*Guided the Grizzlies to the 2018 NAIA Round of 16, marking the deepest postseason run in program history
*Eight NAIA national tournament appearances at GGC
*88-55-19 record at GGC
Successful coach Dr. Mike Giuliano has led the Georgia Gwinnett College women's soccer program to new heights during his eight seasons. The Grizzlies have advanced to the NAIA national tournament eight times, capture three Continental Athletic Conference championships in 2024, 2023 and 2021 and four Association of Independent Institutions titles in 2020-21, 2019, 2018 and 2017.
Giuliano led GGC to the program's first NAIA postseason victory with a 3-0 win against Columbia (Missouri) in the 2018 Opening Round to advance to the Round of 16 and national championship final site. The Grizzlies collected a 3-2 double-overtime victory against Trinity Christian (Illinois) during the 2019 Opening Round. It marked the team's third straight national tournament appearance.
Georgia Gwinnett posted a 15-6-1 record in 2019, marking the second most wins in program history. The Grizzlies defeated Viterbo (Wisconsin) 2-0 to win their third straight A.I.I. title. Earlier in the season the team picked up a 1-0 home victory against No. 5 Lindsey Wilson (Kentucky). Defender Joy Mertzig enjoyed one of the top seasons in the program's history with a record 17 goals and 39 points, the second most recorded in a single season. Mertzig was named the A.I.I. Player of the Year and a third-team NAIA All-American. Her NAIA individual honor marked the first time in program history a GGC player was named within one of the three NAIA All-America teams. She also received the A.I.I. Tournament's Most Outstanding Player after scoring both goals in the title match against Viterbo. Sophie Hoare received the A.I.I. Goalkeeper of the Year award and became the program's career leader for wins during the season. Jenny Stadin rounded out the individual honors as the Newcomer of the Year. The 2019 team featured 16 freshmen.
The 2018 season was a record-setting campaign for GGC behind a single-season 17 victories. GGC also achieved a 3-2 overtime victory against No. 1-ranked William Carey (Mississipi) to mark the program's first win over a top-ranked team. The team also registered wins over nationally ranked opponents in No. 10 Lindsey Wilson, No. 15 Tennessee Wesleyan and No. 17 Mobile (Alabama). GGC relied on a stingy defensive unit behind a single-season school-record 13 shutouts. Defender Stina Andersson led the unit and was named the A.I.I. Player of the Year, while Elisa Randel earned the Goalkeeper of the Year award.
He led the Grizzlies to the A.I.I. title in 2020-21, winning eight of their final 12 matches. The team defeated Thomas (Georgia) in penalty kicks for the conference championship. Addie Adame was named the most outstanding player at the 2020-21 A.I.I. tournament. GGC reached the national tournament for the fourth straight season and traveled to Indiana Wesleyan for the postseason. Natalie Ferrin received honorable mention NAIA All-America team accolades, marking the seventh All-American under Giuliano's guidance on the sideline.
Dr. Mike Giuliano made an immediate impact during his first season on the sidelines leading the Georgia Gwinnett College women's soccer program. The Grizzlies captured the 2017 Association of Independent Institutions title and finished the season ranked No. 19 in the NAIA. The 14 wins tied the program's top mark and GGC made its second appearance in the NAIA Opening Round.
Giuliano, who possesses over 40 years of successful head coaching experience at the NAIA and NCAA levels, has eight various national coach of the year accolades to his name and was the first coach in National Soccer Coaches Association of America history to earn three consecutive NSCAA/adidas National Coach of the Year awards.
Giuliano brings a wealth of collegiate experience to Georgia Gwinnett, with stints at Wheaton College (Ill.), San Diego State University (Calif.), Westmont College (California), Santa Barbara City College (California), and Trinity Christian College (Illinois).
From 1993-2003, Giuliano developed Westmont into an NAIA women’s soccer powerhouse, producing a 194-42-15 record in 11 seasons while winning four NAIA national titles in five years. Westmont reached nine NAIA national tournaments under Giuliano, including one in each of his final eight seasons. On four occasions, Giuliano was named both the NSCAA/adidas National Coach of the Year and the NAIA Coach of the Year. In his final five seasons at the NAIA level, he led Westmont to a 97-11-7 record and did not lose in his final 59 regulation matches. During the same five-year span, Westmont went 17-0-1 in the NAIA national tournament.
During Giuliano's tenure at Westmont, the school produced three NAIA National Players of the Year, 14 All-Americans, and 16 scholar-athletes. He also helped coach 55 all-Golden State Athletic Conference selections, including three GSAC Players of the Year.
At NCAA Division III Wheaton, Giuliano led the men’s soccer program to a runner-up finish in the national championship in 2014, six total NCAA tournament appearances and seven conference championships in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin.
Prior to Wheaton, Giuliano spent three seasons at NCAA Division I San Diego State.
Giuliano also previously started the women's soccer program at Santa Barbara City College and spent five years coaching the Trinity men's soccer team, winning one district coach-of-the-year honor.
Most recently, Giuliano guided GAC to a Georgia High School Association state championship in 2015 and a state semifinals appearance in 2016.
Giuliano played college soccer at Tennessee Temple University in Chattanooga and went on to earn a bachelor's degree in communications from TTU in 1981. He received his master's degree in education in 1987 at Trinity International University (Ill.) and earned a Ph.D. in communications from Northwestern University (Ill.) in 1993.
Giuliano and his wife, Barbara, reside in Suwanee. They have five children, Joshua, Justin, Linnae, Jewel and Jon.
